Top 10 photos from upcoming Batman film The Dark Knight Rises

Warner Bros. Pictures released several new photos of the much-anticipated The Dark Knight Rises, due for release on July 20.

The epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises is already attracting monumental attention: most advance tickets have been sold out, and even scalpers are trying to hawk theatre tickets for $114 a pop.

Available only for journalists, new photos have been released by Warner Bros. to offer a deeper look into the battle between Batman and Bane, the bulky villain played by Tom Hardy. Welsh-born Christian Bale once again reprises his role as the troubled Batman and Anne Hathaway debuts as Catwoman.

Check out the photos below and let us know your faves and if you'll be seeing the film when it comes out in theatres:

Still from the upcoming film The Dark Knight Rises, showing Christian Bale as Batman

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Morgan Freeman returns to the Batman series in The Dark Knight Rises

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Batman cruising the streets in The Dark Knight Rises

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Christian Bale and Anne Hathaway share a dance in The Dark Knight Rises

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Anne Hathaway plays Catwoman

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Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises

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Still from the upcoming film The Dark Knight Rises, with Bane playing the main villain